Board of Directors
As the highest governing body, the board of directors has certain powers and duties, including devising operations strategy, proposing to distribute dividends or make up losses, proposing to increase or decrease capital, reviewing material internal rules and contracts, hiring and discharging the general manager, establishing and dissolving branch offices, reviewing budgets and financial statements and other duties and powers granted by or in accordance with the ROC Company Law and ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (“ASEH”) Articles of Incorporation or shareholders resolutions.
To enhance the effectiveness of corporate governance, ASEH adopted Rules of Performance Evaluation of the Board of Director. ASEH conducts the performance evaluation yearly according to the evaluation procedures formulated in aforesaid rule. The 2018 board performance evaluation and 2019 board performance evaluation have been completed and reported to the board of directors. ASEH adopted Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles which sets forth the policy on diversity of the board of directors. The goals achieved regarding the diversity of board of directors and management objectives can be accessed here.
Directors’ Biographies
Jason C.S. Chang
Director & ChairmanChief Executive Officer
Jason C.S. Chang has served as chairman
and chief executive officer of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. He is
also chairman of ASE Inc. Mr. Chang holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical
Engineering from National Taiwan University in Taiwan and a master’s degree
from Illinois Institute of Technology. He is the brother of Richard H.P. Chang,
our vice chairman and president.
Richard H.P. Chang
Director & Vice ChairmanPresident
Richard H.P. Chang has served as vice
chairman and president of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. Mr. Chang
holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Chung Yuan Christian
University in Taiwan. He is the brother of Jason C.S. Chang, our chairman and
chief executive officer.
Bough Lin
DirectorBough Lin has served as a director
of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. Mr. Lin is chairman and executive
vice president of SPIL. Mr. Lin has been SPIL’s director since August 1984. Mr.
Lin holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Physics from National Chiao Tung
University in Taiwan and was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from National Chiao Tung
University in 2014.
Chi-Wen Tsai
DirectorChi-Wen Tsai has served as a director
of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. Mr. Tsai is vice chairman and
president of SPIL. Mr. Tsai has been SPIL’s director since August 1984. Mr.
Tsai holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei
Institute of Technology in Taiwan.
Tien Wu
DirectorChief Operating Officer
Tien Wu has served as a director
and chief operating officer of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. Mr. Wu is
currently the chief executive officer of ASE Inc. Prior to joining ASE Inc. in
March 2000, Mr. Wu had worked at IBM. Mr. Wu holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil
Engineering from National Taiwan University in Taiwan, and a master’s and a
doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the
University of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Tung
DirectorChief Financial Officer
Joseph Tung has served as a director
and chief financial officer of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. He has
also served as a director of ASE Inc. since April 1997 and chief financial
officer of ASE Inc. since December 1994. He was an independent director of Ta
Chong Bank Ltd. from October 2007 to December 2017. Before joining ASE Inc.,
Mr. Tung was a vice president at Citibank, N.A. Mr. Tung holds a bachelor’s
degree in Economics from National Chengchi University in Taiwan and a master’s
degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Raymond Lo
DirectorRaymond Lo has served as a director
of ASEH since its founding in April 2018 and general manager of our packaging
facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan since April 2006. Mr. Lo also served as a
supervisor of ASE Inc. between July 2000 and May 2006 and director of ASE Inc.
since May 2006. Before joining ASE Inc., Mr. Lo was a director of quality
assurance at Zeny Electronics Co. Mr. Lo holds a bachelor’s degree in
Electronic Physics from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.
Tien-Szu Chen
DirectorTien-Szu Chen has served as a director
of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. Mr. Chen has served as a director of
ASE Inc. since June 2015 and general manager of ASE Inc. Chung-Li branch since
August 2015. He has also served as a supervisor of ASE Inc. from June 2006 to
June 2015 and president of PowerASE Technology Inc. from June 2006 to May 2012.
Prior to joining ASE Inc. in June 1988, Mr. Chen worked at TSMC and Philips
Semiconductor Kaohsiung. Mr. Chen holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial
Engineering from Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan.
Jeffrey Chen
DirectorChairman of Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Jeffrey Chen has served as a director
of ASEH since its founding in April 2018 and he has also served as a director
of ASE Inc. since June 2003. Mr. Chen has served as chairman of Universal
Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. since June 2018. Prior to joining
ASE Inc., he worked in the corporate banking department of Citibank, N.A. in
Taipei and as a vice president of corporate finance at Bankers Trust in Taipei.
Mr. Chen holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Simon Fraser
University in Vancouver Canada and a master’s degree in Business Administration
from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Rutherford Chang
DirectorRutherford Chang has served as a director
of ASEH since its founding in April 2018. He has also served as a director of
ASE Inc. since June 2009 and general manager of China Region of ASE Inc. since
June 2010. Mr. Chang holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wesleyan
University in Connecticut. He is the son of Jason C.S. Chang, our chairman and
chief executive officer.
Shen-Fu Yu
Independent directorMember, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee & Risk Management Committee
Shen-Fu Yu has served as an
independent director of ASEH since June 2018. Mr. Yu is also a member of the
audit committee, compensation committee and risk management committee of ASEH.
He is a director of Arima Communications, an independent director of TaiGen
Biopharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd., and a supervisor of Dynapack International
Technology Corporation and San Fu Chemical Co., Ltd. He worked at the Deloitte
& Touche accounting firm as a consultant from June 2003 to November 2006.
Mr. Yu holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from National Taiwan University
in Taiwan and a master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University
in Taiwan.
Ta-Lin Hsu
Independent Directormember, Audit Committee & Compensation Committee
Ta-Lin Hsu has served as an
independent director of ASEH since June 2018. He is also a member of the audit
committee and compensation committee of ASEH. He is currently the chairman and
founder of H&Q Asia Pacific and chairman of H&Q Taiwan Co. Ltd. Mr. Hsu
holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from National Taiwan University, a
master’s degree in Electrophysics from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a
doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California,
Berkeley.
Mei-Yueh Ho
Independent Directormember, Audit Committee & Risk Management Committee
Mei-Yueh Ho has served as an
independent director of ASEH since June 2018. She is also a member of the audit
committee and risk management committee of ASEH. Ms. Ho is an independent
director and a member of the audit committee of the Bank of Kaohsiung, Ltd.,
KINPO Electronics Inc. and AU Optronics Corp. She is also a member of the
compensation committee of the Bank of Kaohsiung, Ltd. and KINPO Electronics
Inc. Ms. Ho served as Minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. from May
2004 to January 2006. She was also Chairperson of the Council for Economic
Planning and Development, R.O.C. from May 2007 to May 2008. Ms. Ho holds a
bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Chemistry from National Taiwan University in
Taiwan.